validator password and confirm password laravel code example

Example 1: confirm password validation laravel

'password' => 'required|confirmed',

reference : https://laravel.com/docs/4.2/validation#rule-confirmed

The field under validation must have a matching field of foo_confirmation. 
For example, if the field under validation is password, a matching
password_confirmation field must be present in the input.

Example 2: laravel password verification

// verification of password
if (Hash::check('secret', $hashedPassword))
{
    // The passwords match...
}

// encyption of password
$password = Hash::make('secret');